O'Brien, A; Sethi, F; Smith, M; Bartlett, A
(2018)
Public mental health crisis management and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
J Med Ethics, 44 (5).
pp. 349-353.
ISSN 1473-4257
https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103994
SGUL Authors: Bartlett, Ann Elizabeth Adams O'Brien, Aileen Ann
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Abstract
The interface between mental health services and the criminal justice system presents challenges both for professionals and patients. Both systems are stressed and inherently complex. Section 136 of the Mental Health Act is unusual being both an aspect of the Mental Health Act and a power of arrest. It has a long and controversial history related to concerns about who has been detained and how the section was applied. More recently, Section 136 has had a public profile stemming from the use of police cells as places of safety for young, mentally disturbed individuals. This paper explores the current state of health of this piece of legislation. Specifically, we consider whether alternative approaches are more suitable for those individuals in crisis and/or distress who come into contact with the police. This requires careful thought as to the proper role of both health and criminal justice professionals who are daily grappling with an ethically contentious domain of multiagency work.
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Additional Information: | This article has been accepted for publication in Journal of Medical Ethics following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version O’Brien A, Sethi F, Smith M, et al Public mental health crisis management and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act Journal of Medical Ethics 2018;44:349-353 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103994 | ||||||||
Keywords: | bills, laws and cases, mentally ill and disabled persons, psychiatry, bills, laws and cases, mentally ill and disabled persons, psychiatry, Applied Ethics, 1199 Other Medical And Health Sciences, 2201 Applied Ethics | ||||||||
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE ) |
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Journal or Publication Title: | J Med Ethics | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1473-4257 | ||||||||
Language: | eng | ||||||||
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Publisher License: | Publisher's own licence | ||||||||
PubMed ID: | 29061655 | ||||||||
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URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109444 | ||||||||
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103994 |
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